My mom’s one of the toughest ladies I know. I’ve seen her lose both her brothers; both her parents. She’s been through a lot; and to see her get up every day and put a smile on her face; that shows nothing but strength. – DeMar DeRozan

I don’t hear a lot about elected officials that are men talking about whether they smile a lot. My dad was in elected office my entire life. I don’t remember many smiles; and nobody commented about it. He was serious about his job; and so am I. – Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

In junior high school; I was an object of pure ridicule for my dress; withdrawal; and asocial manner. Dozens of times; I saw individuals laugh and smile more in ten to fifteen minutes than I did in all my life up to then. – Arthur Bremer

When I was younger; I’d go to the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and watch this beautiful clip of Billie Holiday playing with a bassist; a pianist and Gerry Mulligan; who was a friend of mine; on baritone sax. At one point; she looks over at G – Patti Scialfa

Very few things are totally devoid of any possibility of humor. If you are aware of that possibility and alive to the scene becoming that way; then it just happens naturally. That’s what I feel living is like; too. I find a lot of things that make me smil – Tom Drury

With my father and sister being very depressed for most of their lives; it was incumbent on me to try to make them laugh; in this ridiculous way. They were the wittiest people I knew; but to get a smile from them was like winning the lottery. – Miriam Toews

I love the Rio Grande Valley. I always say it’s home – Texas is home. I’ve been out in L.A. a little over ten years; and I still get so excited when I go back home. It just feels comfortable; it makes me smile. – Cristela Alonzo

My new dressing goal is to make little kids and babies smile at all the bright; clashing colours I can wear at once. It makes me laugh when I catch sight of my own reflection – life is too short not have fun! – Liz Goldwyn

As a former waitress myself; I know firsthand how a simple smile from someone can improve your day and how a single harsh word can destroy it. Being courteous and thoughtful costs you nothing and can sometimes pay you dividends in unexpected ways. – Susanna Kearsley

I don’t want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. I want people to smile and giggle and enjoy the book. I’m not trying to save the world through literature. – Gail Carriger

I wanted Jesus in ‘A.D.’ to be very; very; very human – to have those qualities of vulnerability and doubt and pain and sadness and loneliness. Once the resurrection happens and we see that Jesus has risen; it’s almost complete; right? It’s all about the – Juan Pablo Di Pace

In the car on my way to premieres and awards shows; I’ll sit with tissue paper under my armpits so I don’t soil the delicate dress fabric. The whole time; I’m telling myself; ‘Please don’t sweat; please don’t sweat.’ I throw the tissues out right before I – Jessica Biel

Not everything is going to be handed to you just because you’re talented with a big smile. Sometimes you just gotta get out and shoot jumpers for hours and hours and hours. That’s something I didn’t really get a grasp on until way later; waking up early a – Anderson Paak

I’m always trying to make myself laugh. I’m the most enthusiastic audience I’m likely to find; so if it doesn’t make me smile then it probably won’t work on you. The jokes that only make me shrug get cut. – Victor LaValle

Jazz; to me; is one of the inherent expressions of Negro life in America: the eternal tom-tom beating in the Negro soul – the tom-tom of revolt against weariness in a white world; a world of subway trains; and work; work; work; the tom-tom of joy and laug – Langston Hughes

And I like the look on people’s faces when I say I’m doing this movie called Pride and Prejudice and they kind of smile; and then I say I’m in a movie called Doom and they kind of do a double take and try and put the two things together. And they never qu – Rosamund Pike

I was never one of those surly teenagers who doesn’t smile. My lovely godfather said it was always lovely to see me because I was the only teenager who smiled. And I was so in awe of him; I thought it was one of the best things anyone had ever said to me. – Olivia Colman

It brings a smile to my face every time I look in the record book and see my name with the likes of Hutson and Lance Alworth and Raymond Berry; some of the fabled receivers of the NFL. It’s all like a dream to me. I can’t believe it’s true. – Steve Largent

I used to watch some of the reality shows about models; and then; weirdly; now I try to incorporate into my fashion shoots the skills I learnt from watching those shows. It’s like; thanks Tyra; ’cause you’ve given me; like; all the cool tips. Like how to – Rebel Wilson

The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face; and everyone; even people who work for rival film companies; tells you they voted for you. – Samuel Goldwyn

I played the violin my whole life. I wanted to play from the time I was just a little kid; and I’ve always loved dance as well. I wanted to make people smile. I wanted to add an extra energy to my playing and make it visual and make it unique and fun. – Lindsey Stirling